Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery - Dental Columbian Yearbook (New York, NY)

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ENDODONTICS JOSEPH M. LEAVITT, D.D.S. Associate Clinical Professor Director, Division of Endodontics A student of dental history during the past few decades of its almost frantic growth can discern several clear patterns of development which should be significant to the new graduate. As in all sciences and professions, the rapid accumulation and proliferation of knowledge, because of its sheer volume, has resulted in specialization. And, with the inception of each new dental specialty, there has been an intensification of scientific effort with a resultant spurt in the acquisition of new knowledge and acceptance of that particular area of dentistry. If experience teaches us anything, we can be certain that Endodontics, the first new dental certificate specialty in over fourteen years, will follow the pattern of development and increasing contributions to the profession set by its predecessors. We are entering an era of Full Mouth Retention in which patients are beginning to expect — and even demand — that we fulfill the ultimate function of the dentist, which is to help retain all elements of the patient ' s dentition for purposes of health, esthetics and function. It will be the obligation of the graduate to continuously keep abreast of the many new technics which will be developed in response to these demands so that he can better serve his profession, his patients and himself. With increasing public and, of great significance, state awareness of the importance of Total Dentisty, there is not much question but that Endodontics will no longer be considered an elective service but will become an increasingly important adjunct to any modern dental practice. The Endodontic staff wishes to congratulate you on your graduation and welcome you as colleagues in the profession of which we are all proud to be a part. Joseph M. Leavitt, D.D.S. Irving J. Naidorf, D.D.S. Marvin Firdman, D.D.S. William Miller, D.D.S. Ass ' t. Clin. Prot. Ass ' t. Clin. Prof. Ass ' t. Clin. Pro . Gerald H. Besen, D.D.S. Abel Moreinis, D.D.S. Instructor Instructor Howard I. Blum, D.D.S. Murray A. Cantor, D.D.S. Howard B. Vogel, D.D.S. Fredric Goodman, D.D.S. Assistant Assistant Assistant Clin. Ass ' t.

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The Class of 1967 enters the profession under circumstances which promise rapid and far-reaching changes in dental practice. On the one hand refine- ments in technics permitting greater efficiency of operation are being employed on a large scale; on the other we have the potentially great impact of social and health legislation which may change radically and forever the traditional way in which the profession has been practiced. It is too early to predict whether or not these factors will act to pro- mote the general welfare. Some foresee the very real possibility of a general decline in professional stan- ards due to economic and political pressures. The health professions have the solemn obligation to see that the highest standards of patient care are main- tained. You, as a new member of the dental profes- sion, must accept this obligation with conviction and resolution. Decisions are now being made which will affect dentistry ' s future and your future. Be sure that you make your voice heard. Nicholas A. DiSalvo, D.D.S., Ph.D. ORTHODONTICS NICHOLAS A. DISALVO, D.D.S., Ph.D. Professor Director, Division of Orthodontics 4 ma „ i Julius Tarshis, D.D.S. Assoc. Clin. Prof. Charles M. Chayes, D.D.S. Ass ' t. Clin. Pro . Walter G. Spengeman, D.D.S. Ass ' t. Clin. Pro . Edward E. Teltsch, D.D.S. Ass ' t. Clin. Prol. David Blistein. D.D.S. Instructor Richard Gliedman, D.D.S. Instructor Monroe M. Gliedman, D.D.S. Instructor Bertram B. Schoeneman, D.D.S. Instructor

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PRECLINICAL SCIENCES David J. Smith, D.D.S. Assoc. Prot. of Biochemistry Dentistry in 1966 is being challenged on several fronts. The advent of Medicare and Medicaid represents the culmination of long term efforts to bring dental treatment to large segments of the population previously without adequate care. This immediately puts a stress on dental manpower which is not easily relieved. Consequently, there is an urgent need to make dentistry less dependent on mechanical and prosthetic treatment and to put greater emphasis on oral disease pre- vention. Somehow the advances being made in medicine and the biologic sciences must be wed to the advances in dental art and technology to achieve this end. Despite the present outmoded facilities used by the dental school, research in this direction is being undertaken here. There is need for more research so that Columbia can stand clearly in the forefront of modern dental education and research. Students here receive some of the finest training in the basic sciences available today, along with some of the finest clinical training as upper- classmen. What is lacking in dental education generally is the re- emphasis of basic science during the clinical years and the relating of this information to the problems of clinical dentistry. There is the challenge to develop a curriculum here that will produce graduates with an enhanced orientation to the biologic aspects of dental disease and possessing a high order of therapeutic skill. By providing this leadership in education, Columbia will continue, as it has in the past, to supply teachers, investigators and clinicians capable of meeting the present and future problems of dentistry. David J. Smith, D.D.S. Herbert J. Bartelstone, D.D.S., Ph.D. Ass ' . Prof, of Pharmacology Norman Kahn, D.D.S., Ph.D. Ass ' f. Prof, of Pharmacology Melvin L. Moss, D.D.S., Ph.D. Assoc. Prof, of Anatomy Robin M. Rankow, D.D.S., M.D. Ass ' f. Gin. Prof, of Anatomy Robert J. Dellenback, M.A., Ph.D. Ass ' f. Prof, of Physiology Mero Nocenti, M.S., Ph.D. Ass ' f. Prof, of Physiology Melvin N. Blake, D.D.S. Associate in Pathology